In this episode we discuss the madness of the festive season, the mental load that comes with it and tips and tricks for how to get through it! Wishing all of our listeners the happiest of holidays with your families! Amy and Emma x
Ceramicist Jules, has her own ceramics studio @caveandkiln, where she runs workshops and creates beautiful pieces for the home, to support herself and her daughter who is almost 6. In this episode she tells the story of why she created this business, what a career in creativity can look like and what it means to choose flexibility over financial stability. If you run a small business or thinking about it, it's worth a listen.
In this Club Chat, we talk about one of the darker sides of parenting: grief and the impact it can have on you and your family, particularly during Christmas period. Emma bravely shares her tragic story of losing her mum and best friend during her early pregnancy, and the impact this grief has on her as a parent. Please note that we openly discuss death and loss, which may be upsetting to some listeners.
This is the story of Maddi, a passionate corporate lawyer who managed to swap her job at Amazon for a 25 hours a week role as Head of Legal at Sagacity, a female founded data and consultant business, so that she could work around her young family. We discuss boundaries, prioritising what is important and the realities of maintaining your career in 25 hours a week. Do you want to share your story? Join us at @fivehourclub on Instagram [https://instagram.com/fivehourclub] and LinkedIn.
Emma and Amy discuss every parent's worst nightmare: when your child gets sick. We talk about the juggle between work and illness, your rights sounding sick leave and tips and tricks for how to survive the back to school bugs.
In this episode, we talk to Emily, a solo parent who is navigating how to juggle two boys under 6, and her full-time career. We share the reality of co-parenting, what it means to be financially independent and the importance of self-care. If you want to share your story, get in touch with us @fivehourclub on Instagram.
Emma and Amy discuss the difference between boundaries and balance in parenthood, why setting them is so hard and share expert tips for how to hold boundaries better. Be part of our next Club Chat by joining our Instagram community @fivehourclub
In this first ever guest episode, Emma and Amy celebrate Rachael, who got the first EVER Five Hour Workday via our Five Hour Careers [https://fivehourclub.com] job board. We share Rachael's career story so far, from working in L&D to becoming a coach, and find out how adding a Five Hour Workday has had a positive impact on her working week.
Emma and Amy return after the summer holidays and chat about how you feel about starting a new school year to tips and tricks for getting into a good routine. Join our Instagram community and share your thoughts in our next Club Chat @fivehourclub [https://instagram.com/fivehourclub]
Co-founders Amy and Emma celebrate after the launch of the Five Hour Careers job board which offer the first Five Hour Workdays for parents. They discuss the criteria in which they verify each employer, and how they hope this will help parents create boundaries and maintain their careers between school runs. Check out the Five Hour Careers [https://fivehourclub.com] job board now!
In our first Club Chat, Emma and Amy share your thoughts around returning to work after children. They share your feelings about going back to work, the barriers you've faced and top tips for making it successful.
In this episode, Emma and Amy share the results and their insights from the Five Hour Workday survey which was sent to parents, and received over 2000 responses. You will hear which industries parents want to, and used to work in, and get some feedback on how a Five Hour Workday could work for them. The survey is still open, so if you do want to share your views as a parent, please do so here [https://forms.gle/7q7kJgwcgf1UcXvm7], we'd love to hear from you!
Co-founder Emma Harvey shares her inspiring story about how she went from being a science teacher before children to navigating a thriving career in tech between school runs since. Emma kindly shares how family loss during pregnancy gave her a new perspective on life and that having a sick infant was the catalyst for making a drastic change to her career. From starting her professional career with a PhD, Emma discusses how the decision to retrain with Code First Girls [https://codefirstgirls.com/] gave her the confidence boost she needed to move into a new career in tech.
4 weeks on and 14 million impressions later, Amy and Emma discuss what is next for The Five Hour Club after Amy's post [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amygrilli_im-amy-im-a-parent-and-i-dont-belong-activity-7193345191460642816-0p_n] went viral on LinkedIn. The Five Hour Club is for parents returning to work after children. Amy Grilli and Emma Harvey discuss how they, and other parents, navigate life between school runs. Join the revolution at www.fivehourclub.com [https://www.fivehourclub.com/] and @fivehourclub [https://www.instagram.com/fivehourclub/] on Instagram to help us shape the Five Hour Workday. Because working 9-5 doesn't work for parents.
In this first episode, Amy and Emma share their feelings the morning after Amy's post [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amygrilli_im-amy-im-a-parent-and-i-dont-belong-activity-7193345191460642816-0p_n] went viral on LinkedIn. The Five Hour Club is for parents returning to work after children. Amy Grilli and Emma Harvey discuss how they, and other parents, navigate life between school runs. Join the revolution at www.fivehourclub.com [https://www.fivehourclub.com/] and @fivehourclub [https://www.instagram.com/fivehourclub/] on Instagram to help us shape the Five Hour Workday. Because working 9-5 doesn't work for parents.